Like Ramsey, James is an athletic freak who played multiple positions in the Seminoles' secondary. He's bigger (6-foot-2, 215 pounds compared to Ramsey's 6-1, 209) and stronger, but his 40-yard dash time was only six-hundredths of a second slower (4.47).

And some of the criticisms about James also could have applied to Ramsey, who became an All-Pro in his second professional season.

Some Bucs fans sound hesitant about adding a fourth FSU product to the roster (not including failed second-round pick Roberto Aguayo), even though that has nothing to do with James' abilities. The Jaguars have three former Seminoles, which didn't stop them from making it to the AFC title game.

That criticism also misses the point: James has few, if any, peers at the position. James can roam the secondary, cover a receiver, inch toward the line of scrimmage or rush off the edge — and that's just from the first five plays of the season.

His versatility gives coaches options to handle multiple personnel packages, or give quarterbacks different looks without substituting. How many prospects can bulldoze an SEC tackle (as James did against the Gators as a true freshman) and blanket a slot receiver (as he did for much of his final season)?

James' draft stock might have taken a slight hit after one of FSU's worst seasons in decades. But while FSU's defense underachieved relative to its talent, it wasn't awful, either; the Seminoles finished 29th in points allowed (21.2 per game), 11th in yards per play allowed (4.75) and 10th in opposing passer rating (110.90).

No, James didn't become a Heisman Trophy contender, but he still had a productive redshirt sophomore season. Only two players in the country (Iowa linebacker Josey Jewell and Southern Miss defensive back Tarvarius Moore) matched James' stats of at least 84 tackles and 13 passes defended. The fact that James' season was still viewed as disappointing shows how high his potential is — and why he could become the do-it-all defender the Bucs need.